Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 21, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Of Iii 2000 local As Kelvin students Host Bash for intercity kids by Niji Martin the school Kitchen int the first place youd look for most High school students at 6 but that where dozens of Kelvin High school students were yesterday flipping frying scrambling eggs and pouring the school was about to be invaded by More than 180 elementary kids from Pinkham a pre Holiday Bash the Kelvin leadership students have been organizing for almost two wrangling Cash and goods from area recruiting teachers to help and arranging for the Kelvin students put together what they Hope will be an annual they served up ran games and and handed out toys they collected and Way said Grade 3 Pinkham student Justin its Good and its classmate Lynette Mcdonald chimed its Jasmine Dane observed As she showed for Many of the intercity Pinkham it was their first time in a High said Pinkham principal Claire but it could create some Valu Able connections and open up the kids eyes to what awaits them in a few there Are probably 300 students in this building whole contributed their said Kelvin teacher Richard who bore a Ricky name tag the Kelvin leadership students wanted to do something to work with elementary Thomas and Pink hams size made it an Ideal part it just sort of teachers backed off and allowed the students to plan and organize the pro he advising them if they stand up together they can make a Grade 12 student Jackie lankan said she started working the phones in Early november and soon got on a we started with a Small give them i called like a lot of we got three major Cash lankan said she want sure How yesterday would i walked in at there were kids already Grade 12 student Lindsey Weller said Shes been going night and Day As health minister leaves door open to renegotiate contract Chomiak hints at better Deal for nurses Tiffany Harper Cook sings carols at Kelvin High first grader Carlor enjoys the toy drive chairperson since Early its been tons of but i love Ive been doing lunch hour and after and driving everyone in leadership is so it turned into this huge Weller students from Grade 11 have been heavily she pointed there planning on making this an annual by Sean Oconnor health minister Dave Chomiak has left the door open to renegotiating the contract with Manitoba one that will not expire until March the Manitoba nurses Union says members Are now the third lowest paid nurses in the they warn a combination of lower pay and difficult working conditions caused by a province wide nurse shortage May Lead to an the Union says Manitoba is Short Nurs up significantly from despite the addition of about 500 new nurses since then through recruitment from outside the province and graduation within the that shortage could Worsen when up to nurses retire in the coming said Mau Reen president of the Manitoba nurses she said the average age among nurses in the province is Chomiak said he wont conduct negotiations in but discount the idea of reopening the nurses were prepared to do almost any measure that is in the interest of the province to try to top hourly pay the top hourly pay for a general duty registered nurse by province i Ontario i Alberta i Quebec i Saskatchewan i new Brunswick i Newfoundland i Manitoba i Nova Scotia i source Manitoba nurses Union improve the he Randy executive director of the regional health authorities of rep resenting the provinces 12 health said there has been no formal request to reopen the but he too kept the possibility its certainly one of the options that is Worth consid he according to the a general duty registered nurse in Manitoba makes a top wage of an compared to an hour in the highest and an hour in the lowest the unions Hancharyk said contracts being renewed in other particularly British Are expected to raise the scale because the nursing shortage is Competition to recruit nurses is while More nurses will be graduating in Manitoba in the coming higher pay May be needed to keep them said though admitting most nurse graduates in recent years have were not wearing Rose coloured higher pay is not going to attract nurses to Manitoba but it May prevent losing she the government has taken Steps to Stem the shortage of such As reopening the two year registered nursed diploma course at red River which could graduate an extra 90 students a and bringing in 100 foreign while Hancharyk is pleased with the governments she said More is needed in the Short Christmas specials save save save on decorative brass Glass furniture for your Home or office plus much More come Check out the great savings at open daily 9 am to 7 pm saturday 9 am to s pm 88 Sherbrook Call 7758188 or 7810046 for bulk orders the Advance Holiday savings no payments no interest not a cent to pay til summer 2001 sound space 1 music system single vertical trading cd player Dock radio dual alarm 3 piece design Remote control thinking jewellery think Celias jewellery 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